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Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York

Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies in the State of New York, 1778-1781. Collections of the New-York Historical Society, 1924-1925. Originally compiled 1778-1781, first published 1909-1925. 285 words

[235] Zadock Wright who was on the ioV Day of July last sent by the Council of Massachusett's Bay to this Board and was by our Order confined was brought before the Board and as we conceive that the said Zadock Wright has undergone an Imprisonment sufficiently long therefore ordered that he enter into a Bond with his Brother Moses Wright as his Security in the Sum of £1000 o o for -- -- remaining within the Limits and Bounds of King's District and observing such other Restrictions as are specified in the said Bond which Bond is in the Words following, to wit, (prout) -- Ordered also that the said Zadock Wright repay to this Board £36 -- o -- o which Sum was allowed to Col Elisha

Porter for bringing the said Zadock Wright from Northampton Goal in the State of Massachusett's Bay to this

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The Board then adjourned -- 1778 Met -- Albany 4 Dec? 1778.1

Dec. 4. Present

Tohn M. Beekman ) J ( , t? 1 /- a Isaac D. fonda Mathew Visscher ) (

The original voucher, signed by "Lansingh," is in Revolutionary Manuscripts, vol. 40, p. 165, State Comptroller's office. 'Sec the minutes of July 10, 1778.

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Minutes of Commissioners for Conspiracies 293

Received a Letter from Ebenezer Clark Esqf One of the 1778 Dec. 4. Commissioners for the County of Charlotte wherein he informs us that he does not think it advisable to permit William Hutton to go to Skeensborough at this Time and requesting us to detain him as heretofore until a Change of Circumstances in that Quarter shall [236] render it